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Newspaper
Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1906
Page
3
The note warns painters that true lead oil paints require proper linseed oil and pigment. It criticizes white lead formulations containing barytes, rock dust, gypsum, and adulterated oil. Such mixtures, even at high prices, are clear indications of poor quality.
David M Geeting, longtime Indiana educator and former state superintendent of public instruction, died Wednesday at his home in Indianapolis after a lengthy illness. He lived in Washington for several years and was associated with the Indiana School Journal and later the Educator Journal.
David M Geeting aged 56 died of septic peritonitis after a two year illness. He served as head deputy in the bureau of statistics and recently left his desk due to illness. Born in Ohio, he worked in Daviess county and New Albany schools, later becoming county superintendent and city principal. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, and a stepson. Dated memorial follows.
Oliver Hii Brann dies suddenly from heart failure at home in Washington just before his seventy second birthday. He lived in the city since 1870, served in the Civil War with Company H 16th Indiana Infantry and led the local Grand Army of the Republic post. He leaves a wife Ming Mary Veatch, a son William Levitt Brann of New York, and a brother Noble Brann of Rushville.
Hazel Crookes visits Jeffer sonville while Old Morrison goes to Newberry. Herbert Poland travels to Washington Tuesday. Mrs S B Lewis and daughter spend Sunday at Elnora. Minstra Cooper attends a Plainville event. Oma Woodtm and Ermie Keck visit Terre Haute. May Ketchem returns from Terre Haute. Mr and Mrs Walter Crooke and son of Indianapolis visiting. Bessie Crawford returns from Plainville. Ella Crooke returns to Indianapolis after visiting here. Claude Adkins of Sandborn visits Odon. Matthews Abraham party goes to Newberry Thursday. Mrs R C Skemp and daughter Florence go to Jasonville. Fay and Nola Wilson of Elnora visit Eflalah Guthhin. Repson Bennett and Sunday school class attend Newberry picnic. Edaughlin family return from Trinity Springs. Mrs Melvin Cooper and others go to St Francisville for a reunion. Mary Schrader Alice McMurray Myrtle Thompson return to St Francisville Illinois. Mrs Melvin Cooper Nez Stoots and Dad Cooper accompany them.
Veale Township notes a festival at Pleasant Hill church set for August 28 with 258th. Owefby Isaac and Joseph Allison return from a trip to Indianapolis Friday. Miss Toulse Thomas of Bethel visits Miss Delia Scudder of Edwardsport. Mrs. Mary Peek McKernan attends chautauqua in Vincennes. William Scudder of Bethel visits Edwardsport and Plainville. Ernest Sutherland of Pleasant Al attends fraternal picnic in Plainville. Mr and Mrs Richard Jones of Alkmoin visit Jones's sister.
Notices warn readers of community events in Sugarland and nearby Washington Indiana. Meetings for Bethel and old Sugarland cemeteries are planned in August with tool requirements and dates, plus a horse and mule price listing for J D Morgan’s livery on east Fifth street.
Mrs Versie Carnahan of Plainville and Miss Callie Allison of Pleasant Hill hosted and visited neighbors. The Misses Marguerite Dayton Elsie Allison and Myrtle Stuckey traveled from Pleasant Hill for a Vincennes Mt Carmel St Francisville Edwardsport circuit. Several families including the Allisons Stuckeys Franklin and Kauffman groups gathered for Sunday supper at Nora Magee Veale Creek.
The record lists numerous people visiting or traveling through the Jasper region, including George W. Gowan, Rev. M. E. Ables, Dan G. Green, and Mrs. George W. Gowan. It notes sales of farms, homecomings, church events, and carnival week plans, plus weather rain and a near accident at Perry Singleton's home with a bar of iron.
Tollie Chappell of White River plans a move to Washington soon. The Latter Day Saints conduct a two week camping meeting near Hudsonville. E O Jackson visited his parents Mr and Mrs W W Jackson of Petersburg Saturday and Sunday. A large barn owned by Ed Smith burned Sunday night about 9 o'clock with a loss near 300 dollars. A spark from a pipe is thought to have started the fire.
Cornettstown reports several visitors and locals traveling this week. Mervin Boyd of Epsom and Miss Essie Cornett of Bicknell are noted as visiting, while Millard Markle of Wayne County and Charles Carroll of Edwardsport were in town recently. George Todd of Elnora stopped by Monday to buy stock and Louis Keith of Lettsville passed through town. Lillian Chandler traveled to Vincennes to visit her sister, and townspeople attended a Plainville picnic last week. James Hart and his mother of Washington are visiting D. M. Killton and family.
John A. Miller traveled to Loogaotee on Tuesday and Mrs. Thurman Ketchem of Bedford visited her parents, Mr and Mrs James L Cropp. J L Seal of Odon visited his father near Cannerville. The Cropp family and their son George spent Sunday at Odon. Abner Bowman A E Pomputto and James Morrison went to Longore Thursday. Miss Levada Cropp visited her sister Mrs Therman Ketchem in Bedford last week.
Execution issued on a June 21 1904 judgment directs sale of rents and profits from a described Davis County Indiana property on August 26 1906. The package includes fee simple interest for Burton J Millis to satisfy Elmer C Jordan claim with redemption rights and no valuation relief, sheriff Milton Fitzgerald handling. Attorneys Heffernan and Mattingly listed for plaintiff.
Friday events include Richard Shulth and Arias Hipshur in Washington. Mitchell’s Harry Matthews visits. Bowman's Grove picnic by St Peters for the new school, cleared a neat sum. S L Todd preaches at U B church Sunday at 10:30. Marcellus Martin of Vincennes visits grandparents William and Mrs Knipe. Miss Mary Bramble returns from sister Annie’s visit.
The county auditor holds plans and specifications for a public improvement project. Bids will go to the lowest responsible bidder but not exceed the viewers estimate. Bidders must file bonds twice their bid, payable to the state of Indiana, for faithful performance. Bonds cover labor and materials by all parties and contractors. Signatures show Henry H. Segrif, William F. Killion, John G. Shanks on August 8, 1906 with legal counsel Flastings, Allen & Hastings.
Trustees in Daviess county present yearly expenditures and tax levies for the year at the annual meeting. Proposals include township and local tuition, special school, library and poor expenditures with respective taxes. totals show 16 262 dollars in expenditures and 47 cents tax per hundred dollars. August 1906.
Harrison and Steele townships in Daviess County publish annual expenditures and tax levies for 1906. Items include local tuition special school road and poor expenditures with specific cents per hundred dollars, totals around 3875 dollars, plus notices of lawsuits to quiet title in Stokes heirs and others, with court dates set for October.
Notice records that in Daviess County Indiana a 1906 October term of the circuit court involves Charles A Banfa and others against Elizabeth L Hyatt and others. The plaintiff filed a complaint with an affidavit naming defendants including Martha Sargent Joseph W Prom Dora Dale Thomas Stokes Anson J Stokes James B Stokes and William E D.
Notice to all legals and voters in Montgomery and Barr township Daviess county Indiana that John T Healy a white male over twenty one years and resident of the township will apply to the Daviess county commissioners at the next regular session beginning on the first Monday in September 1906 for a license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a quantity less than a quart at a time with drink on the premises for a front room of a two story frame building described in detail on land near the Washington and Little Orleans road with entrances and exits and a specific metes and bounds description.
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